Confederate States of America / Post Office Department, / Official Business. / Postmaster General. imprint (CSA Catalog type PMG-01, CV $2,500 used with PMG Reagan’s signature). There is a note in the catalog that “Imprinted envelopes without signature but hand addressed by John H. Reagan are known.” This is such an example. Stamps missing but a trace of Richmond cancel at top. Addressed to Hon. Wm. T. Avery, Athens, Georgia. Edge faults include sealed tear through imprint, water stain at right. RARE PERSONAL USE BY CONFEDERATE POSTMASTER GENERAL JOHN H. REAGAN.  $450.

William Tecumseh Avery was an American politician in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Tennessee 1857-1861. He served as a Lt. Col. in Field & Staff in the Confederate States 4th Infantry, also called 39th (Avery’s) Tennessee Infantry Regiment.

Listed in Miscellaneous-2 and Official, Semi-Official & State Imprints, Section 3